What stands out most is that Miami has the eighth-toughest schedule next season. The Dolphins were 7-9 in 2012 and will be expected to make a jump in the second year under head coach Joe Philbin and quarterback Ryan Tannehill. However, a brutal slate for Miami that includes games against the Atlanta Falcons, Indianapolis Colts, Cincinnati Bengals, the defending Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens and two against the Patriots could make it tough for the Dolphins to make a playoff push.

The Dolphins have plenty of resources via the draft and free agency this offseason to build a stronger team. They definitely will need it to survive a tough upcoming slate.

Why does this not surprise me? Every year it seems the Dolphins get a top 10 toughest schedule and the Pats get a giant cream puff of a schedule.. So the Pats actually have some competition this year? Wow.. The Phins are still 8th which I suppose is better than appearing good against bad competition

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Wed Feb 20, 2013 12:02 am

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Re: Examining AFC East strength of schedules

The Pats regularly have a top record and they play against the crap that is the rest of the AFC East. Of course they have an easy schedule. There just aren't that many wins to go around

Wed Feb 20, 2013 5:23 am

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Re: Examining AFC East strength of schedules

Hard to have a tough schedule when the rest of your Div is a joke... Pats get 6 games against -500 teams....

We can fix that by winning more games

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Hard to have a tough schedule when the rest of your Div is a joke... Pats get 6 games against -500 teams....

We can fix that by winning more games

That is exactly right & why I keep saying between us , the Jets & Bills it speaks volumes how crappy these organizations have been for nobody to really step up with any consistency for all these years.

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Wed Feb 20, 2013 7:43 am

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Re: Examining AFC East strength of schedules

Since 2001, the Pats have won the AFC East the 10 out of the past 12 years. Even prior to the salary cap, no NFL team has dominated their division like the NE.

I guess the only silver lining is the Dolphins were pretty dominating in the 70's and 80's and look where we are now.

Yeah, when I talk football with my friends and they get on my case about how much the Dolphins suck , it is so great to bring up the 1970's. When I throw 30 years ago in their faces it really puts them in their place.

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Wed Feb 20, 2013 2:15 pm

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Re: Examining AFC East strength of schedules

My point was all good things will eventually come to an end, whether it's the Pats of the 2000's, the Cowboys of the 90's, 49ers of the 80's or the Steelers / Dolphins of the 70's. Hopefully, like the Steelers and 49ers we'll have another cycle of good fortune and the Pats will have several down years.

Wed Feb 20, 2013 5:09 pm

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Re: Examining AFC East strength of schedules

shularino wrote:

Since 2001, the Pats have won the AFC East the 10 out of the past 12 years. Even prior to the salary cap, no NFL team has dominated their division like the NE.

I guess the only silver lining is the Dolphins were pretty dominating in the 70's and 80's and look where we are now.